The Human Resources team at Oxford Policy Management is currently seeking a Human Resources Advisor on a permanent basis. The position will be located in Oxford, UK.
We are an international development consultancy working to improve lives through sustainable policy change in low- and middle-income countries. Our vision is for fair public policy that benefits both people and the planet.
Through our global network of offices, we work in partnership with national stakeholders and decision makers to research, design, implement and evaluate impactful public policy. We draw on our local and international sector experts to provide the very best evidence-based support. We deliver projects with expert knowledge and experience and can be relied upon for excellence in all aspects of project delivery. We work collaboratively, with ambition, to help deliver impactful public policy that will bring about lasting change.
HR is at the centre of all that we do at OPM. We have a team of 12 across the globe with the HR Advisor being based in the UK. Our role is to ensure that the organisation is well positioned to recruit and retain best-in-class talent who are capable of fulfilling our mission to improve lives through sustainable policy change.
The role of HR Advisor reports into the HR Operations Manager and is at the centre of the HR teams activities providing HR advice and administrative services to our organisation. It is a true generalist role and will provide any keen HR professional a great opportunity to develop, learn and add value to the overall business.
The position is responsible for providing consistently high quality, effective HR advice and administration across the whole employee lifecycle and contribute to improvements in the levels and quality of service provided.
As a HR Advisor at OPM you will:
- Provide 1st Line HR Support for employees responding to any queries or problems that they have and managing their expectations
- Support line managers with all aspects of employee relations and application of policy and advising on Employment Law
- Provide operational HR & Payroll activities across the whole employee lifecycle
- Support the HR business partner for particular area(s) of the business with various first stage employee relations issues.
- Maintain the HRIS system (MS Dynamics) with good data management; inputting, accessing, updating, reporting etc
- Raise HR documents in line with relevant HR policies and procedures
- Prioritise and balance the day to day deadlines delivering within tight timelines
- Ensuring that quality levels are met and knowing when to escalate issues in a timely manner
- Support and coordinate various HR projects
- Demonstrate OPM’s values and have a passion for social impact
Key qualifications/experience/skills/behaviours:
- Experience of working at an advisor level in a busy HR team and supporting activities across the employee cycle
- Working knowledge of UK employment law (understanding of this in Germany and US would be beneficial)
- Experience in interpreting, advising and implementing HR processes and procedures
- Hands-on experience with HR information systems including, accessing, inputting, and compiling data
- The ability to research, analyse and reason logically within tight and conflicting timeframes across multiple locations
- A high level of computer literacy & competent in the Microsoft Office suite – Excel, Outlook, Word & PowerPoint.
- Demonstrate drive and attention to detail in all aspects of work
- Able to work in a confidential environment and with diplomacy
- Ability to work as part of a team, both in person and remotely together maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to communicate with a diverse employee population across all levels of seniority
- Enjoy working with people and own strong relationship building skills
Behavioural capabilities:
Impact & Delivery Oriented: proactive can-do attitude. Ability to balance multiple priorities by effective planning whilst retaining accountability to deliver high quality work to deadlines
Communication: Active listener, responsive and a clear in expressing ideas and raise concerns in a timely proactive manner
Collaborative: Works collaboratively and effectively with the team, stakeholders and others to achieve required role outcomes
CIPD Level 3 or 5 is desirable but not essential
Our offer:
We enable colleagues’ capacity to grow professionally through enhanced learning resources, opportunities to work cross functionally, and space to engage with a range of internal and external industry events.
Our non-hierarchical culture values support, collaboration, intellectual curiosity, and a rich diversity of perspectives.
We provide an exceptionally generous annual leave entitlement and a hybrid working model to encourage and enable healthy work/life balance.
Wellbeing resources including a global Employee Assistance Programme and access to the UnMind app.
We are strengthened by the diversity of colleagues across our global business and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. Our recruitment practices reflect our ambition to make the international development sector more inclusive and firm belief that our work delivers the best outcomes when we actively include a diversity of perspectives and experiences.
If you share our vision for fair public policy that benefits both people and planet, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application through our careers site by the closing date OR We review and interview applicants on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply by way of CV via our careers site at the earliest. We may close this advertisement before the published closing date, should a suitable candidate be identified.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role and candidates must have a pre-existing right to work in country for their application to be considered.
Oxford Policy Management is committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of the business. Should you require adjustments to make the application process more accessible please contact us via:[email removed]
